About five million Afghan migrants are currently living in Iran, an Iranian official said, as Tehran steps up deportations of undocumented immigrants amid growing economic and security pressures.

Nader Yar-Ahmadi, head of Iran’s Centre for Foreign Nationals and Immigrants Affairs at the interior ministry, said around 1.6 million undocumented Afghans had been expelled since the launch of a campaign targeting unauthorised migrants.

Iran Escalates Deportations Nationwide Amid Rising Economic Crisis

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will "permanently pause" migration from all "Third World Countries", following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near the White House.
The comments mark a further escalation of migration measures Trump has ordered since the shooting on Wednesday that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national who entered the U.S. in 2021 under a resettlement program.

Trump Plans To Cut Subsidies For Non Citizens

War clouds gather over the Durand Line as Pakistan threatens a buffer zone inside Afghanistan. Talks fail, militants strike, and both nations scramble to avoid another deadly confrontation. Here's the full explosive breakdown of the crisis shaking South Asia.

Pak-Afghan: Pakistan  Demands  Buffer Zone on Afghan Border, Prelude to Permanent War 

Afghan FM Muttaqi honored with traditional 'chapan' by Hindu, Sikh minority groups


In Afghanistan's Kabul, cosmetic surgery clinics are booming.
Botox, facelifts, and hair transplants are in high demand, offering a surprising glimpse of resilience, vanity, and quiet defiance.
Watch this video for more details.

Botox Under the Burqa: Cosmetic Surgery Thrives in Taliban’s Afghanistan

Kabul, however, is surrounded by snowy mountains and three rivers, and it was never known as a dry city. But, since its population grew nearly sixfold over the last 25 years, no decent water management system has been set up for the residents.

Kabul's DAY Zero soon? Afghan capital might run out of water by 2030

Pakistan faces massive losses of Rs 3.4 trillion annually due to illicit trade, accounting for 26% of its annual tax target. Smuggling erodes revenues, while Afghan traders benefit. Pakistan ranks 101 on the Global Illicit Trade Index, with its informal economy valued at $123 billion.

Pakistan loses Rs 3.4 trillion to illicit trade annually

World: Outrage erupted online following President Trump's response to an Afghan reporter's accent during a press conference with Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu. 

Trump’s ‘patronising’ reply to Afghan reporter’s accent raises netizens’ eyebrows

In an emotional moment, Taliban leader Omari expresses deep regret over the continued ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan, sparking international concern and debate over the future of Afghan women’s rights.

Taliban leader Omari breaks down over Afghan girls’ education ban

Afghan Taliban pledge to enforce media ban on images of all living things 

Rights of Afghan women is an internal issue: Taliban ahead of UN-led talks

Pakistan continues its crackdown on Afghan refugees, reports suggest. Islamabad is yet again planning to deport about 67,000 more Afghan migrants after Eid.

Pakistan to send 67,000 Afghan migrants after Eid-Al-Fitr; Pak rules out talks with TTP

Ahead of the February 8 general elections in Pakistan, the government of Balochistan has implemented a ban on public meetings and election gatherings in the province.

Unrest grows in Pakistan's Balochistan & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Tens of thousands of Afghans have fled Pakistan following the expiry of a government deadline as per reports.

Pakistan government's crackdown on afghan refugees

The Taliban is sending women to jail to protect them from gender-based violence. The Taliban has limited the access of women to almost everything in the country and according to a UN report, a woman with no male relative is considered unsafe.

Taliban is sending Afghan women to prison for protection: UN report

Taliban jailing 'unprotected' women to keep them safe, says UN report

Pakistan Supreme Court begins hearing petition challenging deportation of Afghan refugees

Afghan diplomat in India asserts allegiance to Republic amid Taliban claims

Pakistan decision to charge Afghan refugees $830 dollars for exit permit draws criticism

Pakistan more than 6,500 Afghan Nationals left Pakistan on Sunday after the government's ultimatum to all unregistered foreign Nationals to leave the country. So far 174,358 Afghans left Pakistan since September 17th when the Pakistani government issued its decree.

Thousands protest at Afghan-Pak border

Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in 2021 scrambled to leave Pakistan on Tuesday, hours before the end of a deadline after which Islamabad plans to arrest or deport undocumented immigrants, a move that has drawn international criticism and fears of a humanitarian crisis.

Afghans return to Taliban rule as Pakistan moves to expel 1.7 million

Following Pakistan's crackdown on unauthorised immigrants, UN agencies have noted a substantial rise in the number of Afghans returning home. Before it was too late, the agencies implored Pakistan to halt the programme in order to prevent a "human rights catastrophe."

Sharp rise in Afghans leaving Pakistan due to migrant crackdown UN agencies

About 200 Afghan refugees to relocate from Pakistan to UK on charter flights on Oct 26

On October 7, 2023, a powerful earthquake struck western Afghanistan, with a magnitude of 6.3. The epicentre was located 25 miles (40 kilometres) west of Herat city in the western Herat province. The earthquake was the third largest in Afghanistan and was followed by multiple aftershocks.

Earthquake in Afghanistan: Powerful earthquake triggers landslide in Afghanistan

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